Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 39, Number 19, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 25 February 1944 — Page 1

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VOLUME 39. IW. 19.

Sectional Tourney This Week-End Hjl II Looming over the basketball horizon, the slate-wide cage crown took on a more interesting aspect than it has during the preceding years. For the past three years Indiana’s hardwood j champ has been the squad holding the most impressive seasonal record. Not so, this year, for a close scrutiny cj the standings , show no team pacing the field to any great extent All quintets boasting top standings have been downed by lesse r powers during their scheduled l«ay and with the ' service claiming many of the top ranking players, this year’s contest promises tc be a thrilling exhibition of the Hoosier’s favor- \ lite sport. Meanwhile, fi .al preparations by IB teams for the clash at the bounty hub to determine Kosciusko’s representative have occupied the recent moments of coaches and teams. Not only will the 14 squads that participated in the f county tourney be represented, but Columbia C.'.y and ILarwill will be welcomed to the Armory floor to tangle in the fifteen games for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Statistics give the nod to the Warsaw Bengals, who have produced a superior working unit since the departure of Virg Risner to the navy. However, figures often lie and the winner may be one of any number of strong quintets, whose seas anal training has led to this crowning event. » - With many ilterling Syracuse exhibitions having been tucked away since the county contest, the local five may gain the favor of Lady Luck in their gruelling schedule in the fight for the plase J of onor. Their initial battle places Syracuse opposite Leesburg, who suffered a crushing defeat from the Yellow Jackets earlier. If the home five conquers the Blue Blazers, they w 11 cope with the suvivor of the Pierceton and Co- | lumbia City. ’ Pierceton, although dropping a pair of cage tilts to county contestants, still hi;lds the distinction of being a top contender for the delegate to carry the Kosciusko colors ii the Ft. Wayne regional. i Milford, Silver Lake, Mentone, Larwill and Etna Green also provide speculation as to the fore most cage team All possess the ability to hold the trump card and could provide the punch .. needed for the Pinal victory. The first game will start at 7 p.m. Thursday and will feature Syracuse vs. Leesburg. The place is the Warsaw armory. Good luck, Syracuse, and may the best team w:n. Lake Wawasife Summer Home Robbec. Sunday A.M. Property valued at from $4,000 ;to $5,000 was stolen from the luxurious Lake Wawasee summer home of Mrs. Henrietta P. Lassus and her son, August J. Lassus, * early Sunday morning. The home is located three cottages east of the Spink-Wawasee hotel. A neighbor notice:! a ladder and a lamp in the y? rd of the home, notified state police and Sheriff Frank Lucas. The owners on Sunday were invoicing their losses, which ai e covered, by insurance. Missing are valuable linens, bedding, clothing, feeds, mattresses, silverware, aluminumware, a radio, chairs, tables, canned fruits, lit uors, wines and various valuable household ar- ■ r tides. Sheriff Lucas asks that anyone who saw any suspicious autos or trucks in that vicinity Saturday night, |o report- to him and re- ‘ ceive a reward, should, the information lead to apprehension of . the thieves. August J. (Lu 9sus and his mother are memfenrs of the firm of the ft. Wayne jihiel and Oil company. They spend, summers here in their lake h:ime and occupy it occasionally on week-ends during winter months. THE V, BATHER The weather in Syracuse &n Thursday is almost perfect. Ftkr, temperature at about SO, and nio wind. I. ■

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LOCAL YOUTH IN HANDS OF “THE LAW” AT ELKHART (From the Elkhart Truth) Sgt. Walter H. Bowman, police identification officer, had a newly reported burglary cleared as an ’’inside job” and a confessed 1 prisoner waiting for his col- ! leagues of the detective bureau when they reported for duty at 9 > * a.m. Saturday. He had accomplished it all by 1 the simple process of comparing footprints he found in the fresh I” . • snow at the rear of the Colonial ' Oil station, 812 So. Main, with 1 the soles of the shoes worn by ' the station attendant, Virgil ,M. * Kettring, 19, of 121% So. Main, 1 who had excitedly telephoned the station at 7 o’clock and reported he had “discovered” the place had been looted uring the night. Sgt. Bowman wen to the station and was informed by Kettring that $121.34 and ration stamps for 162 gallons of gasoline were missing from the drawer in which he had placed them when he closed up at 9 p.m. Friday. Entrance apparently ,had been gained through a rear window, which was unlocked. The officer noted tracks outside had been made by a shoe with straight bar treads of rubber soles, and when he and Kettring walked into the rear yard he saw footprints being duplicated in the snow. Saying nothing to the attendant then, the detective asked Kettring to go to the station with him “to make a detailed report,” but when they reached the privacy of the detective bureau he suddenly accused the youth of having committed the robbery himself. A confession followed. Kettring turned over $93.43 of the stolen money he’had on his person and later sls was recovered from Raymond M. Dick, from whom he had purchased a revolver Friday night. The remainder of 1 the $121.34, the prisoner said, 1 he had spent in “getting drunk” after he had staged the robbery and closed the station for the night. Kettring went to Elkhart last November from Syracuse. He told officers "he had been dishonorably discharged from the navy. Draws Sentence Wednesday Ketring was given a 2 to 20 year sentence in the | state reformatory, and was fined SI.OO and costs. He also was disfranchised for a period of five years. ’ JUNIOR MOTHERS CLUB The Junior Mothers Club entertained the Senior Mothers ■club Monday evening, Feb. 21, in the home of Mrs. Orval Klink. , Mrs. B. McMacken, Mrs. John ’ Fisher and Mrs. Wm. Roger were assisting hostesses. Mrs. Lyle Woodard, Junior club president, introduced Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bowen, guest speakers for the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bowen, before retiring, were ’managers of the children’s i home in Mishawaka, for 18 years. , Mr. Bowen has been in this work . for 30 years. He told us how he i solved many of the problems that are connected with running a , home. > Mr. Bowen told how the Mishawaka home was started by a , small group of W. C. T. U., and how it has grown until it is now ’ a beautiful home. Only 3 pct. of i the children are orphans. This is • run as a home for a big family, . not as an institution. The children of all ages have some responsibilities. They aren’t dress- - ed in uniforms; each child has ■ his or her own wardrobe, as dis- - ferent from any of the others as 1 possible. The discipline of this . home is to deprive the child of something rather than beating > them. :• Kosciusko county is in great r need of a children’s home. This - is a project that will take hard - work and lots of time. It may f take several years, but with the cooperation of all citizens it can - be done. The members of both f Junior and Senior clubs thanked - Mr. and Mrs. Bowen for their 3 help in getting the project startt ed. ? Mrs. Harry Rosenberry won the door prize and Mrs. E. Fosbrink won the contest prize. The hostess served delicious rei freshments in keeping with , George Washington birthday. The 3 members thanked their hostesses for a lovely evening.

S. H. S. Wins Final Two Games The Syracuse basketball squad brought their 1943-44 scheduled season to a close last week with a double win over two non-county teams. Led by seniors Jack Carr, Jim Myers and Eddie Meek, the Yellow Jackets sharpened their sectional outlook by completely crushing Millersburg 66-27, and then administering a sharp 40-31 setback to a scrappy Wakarusa aggregation in the final home game last Friday night. Unable to match the goal set by the first team, the Bees broke even with a substantial win in the earlier contest, but a heartbreaking 22 to 21 loss to the Wakarusa reserves. Wearing the traditional Blue and Gold of their alma mater, Jim Myers, Eddie Meek and Jack Carr stepped on the local hardwood for their final appearance in high school competition, neglecting the sectional tourney play. Their departure will leave an irreplacable gap in the affections of Syracuse fans, and a noticeable breach in the ranks of their teammates. Rated as all-county forward, Jack Carr has indeed upheld the standards of clean, competitive sport in his four years of service as a Yellow Jacket warrior. Tdp honors in individual scoring has been held by this faithful senior during the past two seasons, who climaxed this feat last week with an individual game record of 36 points to equal the county all-time high. He is certainly a player to be admired and respected by fellow performers. Next in line is Jim Myers, the backbone of the team, who has earned three stripes for meritorious duty. Jim has successfully, filled a guard position on the I main five the preceing two years. Not only did he help spark-plug the team to a prosperous season but his rebounding, timely baskets and defensive ability rate him a unanimous bid for worthy acclaim. Hats off to you, Jim. And last, but certainly not least, the spotlight shifts to Eddie Meek. He also has attained three years of service on the Gold and Blue roster of achievement. The loyalty and fighting spirit of this trusty senior has endeared him to all Jacket followers. Syracuse vs. Millersburg With Carr amassing 14 field goals and 8 free throws, the locals piled up the biggest score in two seasons, a 66-27 romp over Millersburg. Unable to combat the devastating, fast-break pay-offs and snappy ball handling of Syracuse, the Millers found themselves trailing from the start as the blue clad basketeers jumped to a 15-6 margin in the opening quarter. The second frame settled down to a close contest with Syracuse taking a 31-14 command- However, the Jackets sped away again in the third quarter, holding a 52-24 edge at the start, of the concluding stanza. While holding their opponents to a- field goal and a gratis point, Syracuse rung up 14 markers before the final eight minutes subsided on a 66-27 Yellow Jacket massacre. Syracuse vs. Wakarusa Even though held as favorites in the Elkhart county predictions, the Wakarusa Indians were unable to cope with the accuracy of the home-town defenders, who drubbed the visitors with a 40-31 count. A sweeping lay-up basket by Carr took the cover off the hoop; neatly accompanied with a duplicate by Myers and a short ringer by Meek to place Syracuse ahead 7-4 in the introductory lap. Taking advantage of the lagging redskins, the local five cashed in once more with Bauer pocketing a pair of keepers, Meek laying one over the lip and Myers slicing the twine with a super long, to take a 17-10 intermission lead. With Myers and Hoopingarner benched through four personals, the outlook darkened, as the Indians strove for a scalping. Carr and Bauer teamed together for 11 tallies, and Bell came through with a long heave from far out. The score read 31-20 at the end of the third frame. "Junior” Horne, Wakarusa warrior, took it upon himself to start a do-or-die rally as the closing minutes ticked away. Five 1

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194 4 WAR Fl.ir 12 This year, *i h servic flags in windows of near! e rfcry b ne, Red Cross will menn so much more to Americans. As depic ud in t i s r< production of a F.9‘14 Red ( ross War Fund poster, many windows also will display the sy nl ol of pa dcipation in the cause of Meier and 'iumunity —the Red Cr»sii.

Red Cross Asks $200,000,0 10 To Cover Wartime Needs

- ■! ■■ ■< . | I WASHINGTON. D. C.- Confronted with responnibilities of unprecedented proportions, as the war enters its most crucial cage, -and -with a staggering task ahead in the post-war jle iod, the American Red Cross opens its* 1944 Var Fund appeal March 1. confidet that the American pec pl i will r spond to the limit of tleir ability. President Rjoiievelt, pi isident of the Bed Norman H. Davis, chai’man and a tive head of the vast organization, and Leon Fraser, national War F nd chairman, join in jr ring the people of this country tc help 1 ed Cross reach its ni.timal ob jctive of $200,000,000 fa Bo ruse of the vital part it must i»lny withii the next twelve month:, - Chairman Cavis, in of suing the campaign, wll stress th* fact that with the decisive stage t the war at hand, the R;d Cross must assume a greater burden ;han ever before, and at the same ime must provide aid to servicer en being returned in svsr-increa ing numbers. Red Cross operations over the entire world during )43 have dwarfed its iicl ivlties t iring the first two years of war. ij An even greater burd n will be placed on Red Cross e irvices in 1944. Thousands of America men and women are now in Red ross service with U. S. tr jops at Lome bases and oversea!. Field directors, hospital, club ai d recrer don workers are with Americ n armed forces in virtually every command, Mr. Davis asssried. Both in Eutote and i the Far East, Red (Jrt ss wor ers have either gone vi ,h invas on forces into < new conbit area: or have followed withir ave f limited time. On the hems front, the Red Cross has broadened s service

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■ ! .? tremendously. Fieh! directors are serving in every sizable military ■ establishment ahei camp ihroaghI out the country, ir.c recre ion and i social service wirkers ary locited i in Army and Naval-hospitals. I One of the m>yt impo hint and i necessary war-time Red.C ass funci tions has been tin a col' ktioi of human blood for glasm ( Thirty- ' five blood donor Stations ire now i operating. | j I The dramatic s .try of the Red i i Cross Blood Donor ;|ervic ( through ; which thousands (if sob it-rs and i ’ sailors have been ifaved fr ra death, 1 i began in February, 1941, vhen the ' Surgeons Genera : if the li my and I Navy asked the .lied Cro j to pro- ( cure 15,000 pints of blood, hist year i more than 3,700, )■)( pints of Hood | i were collected for r Jhe Z my and i . Navy. This year tie goa is more j ■ than 5,000,000 piii;t|j. With major hitties of the war yet to come, the i.rmy ?as asked the Red Cross to sripply hi my mil- i lions of surgical dressings. Lnei ican men wounded in- fettle w 1 deiend : acutely on the vast R r (rossj surgical dressing produc ion pro- | ■ gram. ■ . 1 | Numerous other iled Cr oss 1 ome , operations, such is Pr lonei- of War packaging enters, wllere more than a million pircels tor war prisoners are preps fled ea 1 month for shipment ofiAeas, are supported by cltizc.na oarticr ration in the Red Cross VZs » Fund So extensive is Elbd Cro.is se/vice during this war tit at eve y American civilian car lontrib' ta something to at leas: line of its functions. To contiiu-i this gigintlc work, all Ameriiais mu? as.iume their share of the -espon l oili yof carrying on this fi i r? ’eachir. • sei vice. The $200,000,0)0 quota will enable Red Cross to alleviate suffering and pain at lit me an ab road, and to carry on :Ljs vas military welfare service. i

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FEB. 29 IS LAST DAY FOR USING ’43 LICENSE PLATES Hoosier motorists were warned today by Don F. Stiver, Indiana I state police superintendent, that . they will be subject to arrest if | they drive after midnight, Feb. ! 2’9, without a 1944 driver’s per--1 njiit and a license plate. : State police will begin making arrests Mar. 1, Mt. Stiver said, pointing out that licenses have been on sale since Jan. 15. i A MEKICAN LEGION AUX. .VIET TUESDAY EVENING The American Legion Auxiliary unit No. 223 met Tuesday evening in the home of the president, Mrs. Rollin Gray. Mrs. Zelha Coy gave an interesting paper on “The Fan American Union,” and “Pan A Lois Davis gave the f rst of a series of lessons on Chile. She spoke on the location, geography, population, climate and capital city of this country. Plans were made to hold another doughnut sale March 18. Lois Davis reported that eight boxes of cookies were sent to men in the service on their birthdays. I and six birthday cards sent over- ; sjeas. Donations are still being accepted of used playing cards, puzzles, walking canes and silk or rayon to be used in weaving, dll to be sent to veterans hospital a t Marion. Boxes for collection of these articles are at the Syracuse Dry Cleaners and Swartz grocery. Mrs. Gray, assisted by her officers, served refreshments in keeping with George Washington’s birthday. CHURCH l NITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST J. W. Jones, pastor, phone 152. Ralph Oyler, Supt. Bible school 9:45 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. Young people’s C. E. meeting I at 6:30 p.m. i No preaching in the evening, i as our church meets with Church ()f God for services, ur people are urged to attend. I . METHODIST CHURCH i Wallace W. Deyo, minister. Unified service at 10 o’clock I Sermon subject: “The Voice of 4uthority.” j Class period following the wors hip hour. Junior church meets in the j basement at 11 o’clock. I You are invited to worship at I the Methodist church. TRINITY EVANGELICAL C. W. Schlemmer, Minister. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. I. J By I and, supt. Worship service at 10:45 a.m. ; in charge of the W. M. S. E. L. C. E. at 6:30 p.m. We are cooperating in the evenjpg service at the Church of God. Prayer service Thursday at 7:30 p.m. OHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Charles Stouler, jr., pastor. Guy Symensma, supt. Sunday school 10 a.m. Preaching 11 a.m. Rev. L. E. York, Indianapolis, will be the morning speaker. B. Y .P. D., 7 p.m. Preaching at 7:30 p.m. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the | heart of fools is in the house of i mirth. A hearty welcome is extended to all to come and worship with us. GRACE LUTHERAN J. H. Schmidt, minister. Mrs. Clarence Kline S. S. supL Sunday school at 10 a.m. Worship service with sermon by the pastor at 11:15. A seat and a welcome for all. CHURCH OF GOD Minister, Rev. H. Mishler. S. S. Supt., Oliver Hibschman. Sunday school at 10 a m. Preaching services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. This Sunday evening the services will be in charge of the Anti-Saloon League. Mr. York will be the speaker. Come worship with us. I Mrs. Dorothy K. Harris has been confined to her home this week on account of illness.

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Ration Dates l i And Information f Ration Reminders. Meats, Fats——Spare stamp No. 3 in book 4 is good for 5 points ’ worth of pork (except lard) and all types of sausages through a Feb. 26. Brown stamps V, W, and X in book 3 are good through Feb. 26. Brown stamps Y and Z good through Mar. 20. Red 10point stamps AB, B 8 and C 8 in book 4 are ood Feb. 27 through May 20. Waste kitchen fats ar 3 ’ redeemed at 2 ration points plus y J 4 cents a pound. D Processed foods —Green stamps 11 e K, L, and M are good through Mar. 20. Blue 10-point stamps 1 AB, 88, CB, D 8 and E8 in book ’ 4 are good Feb. 27 through May 5 20. Sugar—Stamps No. 30 in book 4 is good for five lbs. through March 31. Stamp 40 in book 4 is good for five lbs. of canning sugar through Feb. 2 8 of next year. Tire Inspection Deadlines —For A-coupon holders, March 31, and for B and C coupon holders, Feb. ’ 28th. Ration Tokens in Use Sunday, j . During the three-week period, j Feb. 27 through March 20, in changing from the old rationing s program to the simplified token plan, two sets of stamps, green and blue, will be used for proj cessed foods, and two, brown and red, for meats and fats. The old stamps, brown and green, will be used exactly as in the past at their regular value through Mar. 20. The token plan will be fully in effect on March 21. Begim..ng then, processed foods can be purr chased only with blue r/n: ps and ' blue tokens, and meals, fais, oils only with red stamps and red tokens. The blue ani red stamps effective Feb. 27, are valued at ’ 10 points each. All tokens are valued at one point each and will ’ be given for change only when a purchase is made. FIX SCHEDULES FOR TAX APPRAISAL Township trustees of the county meeting with Carl Coy. county , assessor, and a state tax hoard field man, Monday will, fix a schedule of prices to be used when assessing is starfe-( March 1, it was announced Wednesday At a recent meeting of Kosciusko assessing officials, it was brought out that livestock, grain, hay and other farm commodities would be assessed at 70 nercent of the market price, and automobiles will be assessor at J 5 percent of the “blue book” price. It was also revealed that the when making their calls, will gather information on all service men and women who have taken part in any war. This data will be compiled so-r a per- [. manent file index which will be kept in the office of the county auditor and will be available for t use by proper authorities. To avoid duplication in collection of the service information, only persons who are or have been in service As of March Ist will be listed this year. Persons entering the armed forces after that date will be listed next year or in the following year. ; MRS. CLAUS BOBECK, 61, P DIES AT HOME IN LIGONIER Mrs. Claus (Laura) Bobeck, 61, j born near Syracuse and resident ( of near here all her life, diefi at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning at her home in Ligonier, where she had only recently moved from her country home near She had been ill suffering from Carcinoma the past year. 3 Mrs. Bobeck was the daughter of Mary and Jacob Wilkinson. She was a member of the Evangelical church of Syracuse. The deceased is survived by her husband, Claus Bobeck, ’of Ligonier; two sons, Virgil, of near Syracuse, and Harold of Fort Wayne; three sisters. Mrs. J. O. Longfellow of west of Warsaw; Mrs. Fred Green, of Ligonier, and • , Mrs. Stanley Munson of New York ’ city; and three brothers, Ray and Roy Wilkinson, near Syracuse, and Walter Wilkinson, of South Bend. Funeral services will be held at i 2 p.m. Saturday at the home tn i Ligonier. The Rev. Harold Mishler will officiate. 4?